Apple iPhone iOS 14. DON’T DO IT!!!!!!

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Ahh so the issue was that your VPN for all your illegal activity was blocking it

Glad you have it working ;)

All serious though, that is quite clever from Apple to be able to knock such things off their devices so effectively

I wish I was clever enough! I thought VPN was visible panty line, until I was told to get one. I work overseas & in some dodgy countries. Plus it allows Netflix.

Looks like they've p1ssed off a lot of people with this :



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Upgraded to iOS 14 yesterday and iPhone 8 drops the WiFi connection every few minutes

Here's a post I submitted to Apple's Community Forum 2 weeks ago and when I added a follow-up post this evening (that follow-up follows this post), Apple removed my post and shut me out of that post area:


Apple Is Too Quiet & Moving At A Snail's Pace With a Remedy For iOS 14.x WiFi Connection Dropping Issue


DEFCON 5 iOS 14.x WiFi Network Drop-off Issue

I've literally read hundreds of posts across the web regarding iPhone customer's devices dropping off their WiFi networks since installing iOS 14.x. My networking experience includes building WMANs (wireless municipal area networks—citywide wireless networks) using high-speed free-space optics (infrared laser) point-to-point connections backed up with high-speed radio and properly load-balanced external/internal WiFi meshes. In addition, I ran a Mac-centric technology consulting firm for 10 years where troubleshooting was a fair amount of my focus. I was a former worldwide Product Manager for tape backup company with my focus on a product line for the Mac. I used to work for Apple in large K-12 sales. And finally, I'm an iOS developer. While this article sounds like a resume at this point, I assure you my only reason for mentioning my technical and Apple platform experience is to lend credence to my observations and points. To that end, I can attest there's a serious DEFCON 5 level bug or undisclosed change introduced in iOS 14.x. I've written 14.x because I've tested iOS 14.0 through iOS 14.2 beta 3 and THIS ISSUE IS STILL NOT FIXED! When iOS 14.0 was released I held off for a few of weeks before installing it on my XS Max. I now wished I'd held off longer because the WiFi nightmare Apple created totally negates the benefits of the new features introduced. My XS Max continually drops off my perfectly tuned WiFi mesh network. I have a separate 5 MHz network for my XS Max and the my wife's 8+, I have a separate 5 MHz network for our MacBook Pros, and a 2.4 MHz WiFi network for much slower IoT (internet of things) devices. For all those out there recommending we dive into our routers and access points (APs) and make changes, read on. In my home are the following iPhones: XS Max, 8+, 6+, and 2 5S phones. I've placed all of these iPhones in the same locations in which my Xs Max now drops off the network (and never did before) and guess what? They all maintain their connections (on the same 5 MHz iPhone-dedicated network as the Xs). The difference? They're all not running iOS 14.x. And lastly, for all those out there recommending the resetting of iPhone network settings: It does not resolve the issue.

Broken iPhone WiFi Radio Driver
In my many years of experience, my best guess is the iOS 14.x development team has either broken the iPhone's internal WiFi radio driver, or Apple decided to make a change and, as usual, failed to tell the world. This happens all the time to developers and Apple continues to wonder why we wait until the the golden master has been released before we devote significant time to code changes and testing—we're tired of Apple's last minutes changes that costs us a lot of wasted time! In any event, whatever mishap has occurred within iOS 14.x in Cupertino, my Xs Max has lost it's ability to stay connected to my 5 MHz WiFi network when it's moved more than 10 feet from my router or access points. If you're sitting right on top of the router or AP, the phone will maintain a connection.

Apple Has Put It's Customers In A Box—Again!
Shortly after experiencing iOS 14.x's WiFi dropping issue, I attempted to downgrade to iOS 13.7. While I was able to download the IPSW archive, Apple, in it's consistent shortsightedness, stopped signing (allowing you to install) iOS 13 the day they released iOS 14 (this is the typical policy)! This has to be one of the most most idiotic policies Apple has implemented. They leave no contingency plan in place for us customers who make their livelihood with the use of their solutions (and pay a lot of money for them)! Hey Apple, how about a new policy in which you add the ability to downgrade to the prior iOS version for a minimum of 30 days? And, make it as easy to downgrade as it is to upgrade. This way, if another major iOS user-debilitating bug is found in a future major iOS release, your customers are able to downgrade and continue to be productive. In my opinion doing anything else is simply being disrespectful to your loyal customers base.

End of Rant

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I wish I was clever enough! I thought VPN was visible panty line, until I was told to get one. I work overseas & in some dodgy countries. Plus it allows Netflix.

Looks like they've p1ssed off a lot of people with this :



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Upgraded to iOS 14 yesterday and iPhone 8 drops the WiFi connection every few minutes

Here's a post I submitted to Apple's Community Forum 2 weeks ago and when I added a follow-up post this evening (that follow-up follows this post), Apple removed my post and shut me out of that post area:


Apple Is Too Quiet & Moving At A Snail's Pace With a Remedy For iOS 14.x WiFi Connection Dropping Issue


DEFCON 5 iOS 14.x WiFi Network Drop-off Issue

I've literally read hundreds of posts across the web regarding iPhone customer's devices dropping off their WiFi networks since installing iOS 14.x. My networking experience includes building WMANs (wireless municipal area networks—citywide wireless networks) using high-speed free-space optics (infrared laser) point-to-point connections backed up with high-speed radio and properly load-balanced external/internal WiFi meshes. In addition, I ran a Mac-centric technology consulting firm for 10 years where troubleshooting was a fair amount of my focus. I was a former worldwide Product Manager for tape backup company with my focus on a product line for the Mac. I used to work for Apple in large K-12 sales. And finally, I'm an iOS developer. While this article sounds like a resume at this point, I assure you my only reason for mentioning my technical and Apple platform experience is to lend credence to my observations and points. To that end, I can attest there's a serious DEFCON 5 level bug or undisclosed change introduced in iOS 14.x. I've written 14.x because I've tested iOS 14.0 through iOS 14.2 beta 3 and THIS ISSUE IS STILL NOT FIXED! When iOS 14.0 was released I held off for a few of weeks before installing it on my XS Max. I now wished I'd held off longer because the WiFi nightmare Apple created totally negates the benefits of the new features introduced. My XS Max continually drops off my perfectly tuned WiFi mesh network. I have a separate 5 MHz network for my XS Max and the my wife's 8+, I have a separate 5 MHz network for our MacBook Pros, and a 2.4 MHz WiFi network for much slower IoT (internet of things) devices. For all those out there recommending we dive into our routers and access points (APs) and make changes, read on. In my home are the following iPhones: XS Max, 8+, 6+, and 2 5S phones. I've placed all of these iPhones in the same locations in which my Xs Max now drops off the network (and never did before) and guess what? They all maintain their connections (on the same 5 MHz iPhone-dedicated network as the Xs). The difference? They're all not running iOS 14.x. And lastly, for all those out there recommending the resetting of iPhone network settings: It does not resolve the issue.

Broken iPhone WiFi Radio Driver
In my many years of experience, my best guess is the iOS 14.x development team has either broken the iPhone's internal WiFi radio driver, or Apple decided to make a change and, as usual, failed to tell the world. This happens all the time to developers and Apple continues to wonder why we wait until the the golden master has been released before we devote significant time to code changes and testing—we're tired of Apple's last minutes changes that costs us a lot of wasted time! In any event, whatever mishap has occurred within iOS 14.x in Cupertino, my Xs Max has lost it's ability to stay connected to my 5 MHz WiFi network when it's moved more than 10 feet from my router or access points. If you're sitting right on top of the router or AP, the phone will maintain a connection.

Apple Has Put It's Customers In A Box—Again!
Shortly after experiencing iOS 14.x's WiFi dropping issue, I attempted to downgrade to iOS 13.7. While I was able to download the IPSW archive, Apple, in it's consistent shortsightedness, stopped signing (allowing you to install) iOS 13 the day they released iOS 14 (this is the typical policy)! This has to be one of the most most idiotic policies Apple has implemented. They leave no contingency plan in place for us customers who make their livelihood with the use of their solutions (and pay a lot of money for them)! Hey Apple, how about a new policy in which you add the ability to downgrade to the prior iOS version for a minimum of 30 days? And, make it as easy to downgrade as it is to upgrade. This way, if another major iOS user-debilitating bug is found in a future major iOS release, your customers are able to downgrade and continue to be productive. In my opinion doing anything else is simply being disrespectful to your loyal customers base.

End of Rant

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I‘m glad you got it fixed.....
 
Furthermore the latest apple phones are built so that only apple centres can do repairs. All the internals are coded to work together - you can't swap out a camera or any other part and replace it with new.

Apple go against the current tech and engineering drive towards improving repairability. Their ios updates have also been shown to deliberately slow down phones to give users (theyre not really owners) a need to buy something newer and faster.

Hideous company. Swerve.
 
Furthermore the latest apple phones are built so that only apple centres can do repairs. All the internals are coded to work together - you can't swap out a camera or any other part and replace it with new.

Apple go against the current tech and engineering drive towards improving repairability. Their ios updates have also been shown to deliberately slow down phones to give users (theyre not really owners) a need to buy something newer and faster.

Hideous company. Swerve.



OK, I'm picking up mixed messages here. Do you like Apple or not???
 
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They're not getting a Christmas card from me - and I've never had one.

I have to suffer the wife and family's woes though as they've been conned.


I detest Apple for many things. The main one being Apple bores evangelising (but Android bores can be as bad/worse).
Only been in an Apple centre about 3 times. Sickenning experience, full of weirdos slavering over brushed aluminum.
Then some tw@t minces up with a pad & with some sickly American greeting. I can't be around that kind of behavior.
I totally get that Apple is poncey overpriced foo for pretentious ponces.......but......it does work well.

I'm a tech dummy. I don't want to ever go into Settings. Just want a phone that works. Ideally with a battery that lasts a week. Need Whatsapp nowadays & that's it. Don't want to talk to the thing. Don't want to use it to pay anything.

When I got my 1st "Smartphone" (quite late....iPhone 6), Apple seemed way better than anything else. Facetime was way better than Skype. I never use Facetime now, because Whatsapp has taken that, so when I'm ready for a new phone, I'm open to Android.

I've got an iPad too though. Had an Android before it, that packed in just after the 12 month warranty. Had the ipad 3 years, absolutely love it.

This OS14 is my 1st major gripe. I'll just never download another update until I have to.
 
Ahh so the issue was that your VPN for all your illegal activity was blocking it

Glad you have it working ;)

All serious though, that is quite clever from Apple to be able to knock such things off their devices so effectively

Exactly this. It's no accident that it knocks the VPN out. None at all.
I have to have an iPhone due to company policy. When I finally get
my own private mobile it will be Android all day long. Also that abomination
they have called ITunes is the biggest joke going. All I want to do is put an MP3
music file on the phone and it's a major operation. IOS really is crap.
 
I detest Apple for many things. The main one being Apple bores evangelising (but Android bores can be as bad/worse).
Only been in an Apple centre about 3 times. Sickenning experience, full of weirdos slavering over brushed aluminum.
Then some tw@t minces up with a pad & with some sickly American greeting. I can't be around that kind of behavior.
I totally get that Apple is poncey overpriced foo for pretentious ponces.......but......it does work well.

I'm a tech dummy. I don't want to ever go into Settings. Just want a phone that works. Ideally with a battery that lasts a week. Need Whatsapp nowadays & that's it. Don't want to talk to the thing. Don't want to use it to pay anything.

When I got my 1st "Smartphone" (quite late....iPhone 6), Apple seemed way better than anything else. Facetime was way better than Skype. I never use Facetime now, because Whatsapp has taken that, so when I'm ready for a new phone, I'm open to Android.

I've got an iPad too though. Had an Android before it, that packed in just after the 12 month warranty. Had the ipad 3 years, absolutely love it.

This OS14 is my 1st major gripe. I'll just never download another update until I have to.
Android works more reliably than any other pc or devices I've ever used. There are lots if changes you can make (because you own it other than hire an apple it seems) but you don't have to change anything. A changeover is just a matter of getting used to a new layout.
I seem to stick with Samsungs not because I'm a fan or evangelistic (I'm not paid to advertise for them) of any brand but because in my recent experience they're quick, reliable and just good. Their tech very often leads apple these days, not that that's important.

My gripe with my most current samsung though is serious and it would probably stop me buying another in the future. They've dipped a toe in the apple world of sealing up the phone, apparently for the benefit if those few clowns who drop them in the bog etc. The result is its very difficult to renew the battery, which is something I've done a lot over the years rather than buy a new phone. I guess they're hoping to drum up interest in flogging new devices as the battery tires, or get trade for repair centres. Cynical. But then businesses don't get big by being fair and honest - which is why I tend to swerve them normally.
 
Android works more reliably than any other pc or devices I've ever used. There are lots if changes you can make (because you own it other than hire an apple it seems) but you don't have to change anything. A changeover is just a matter of getting used to a new layout.
I seem to stick with Samsungs not because I'm a fan or evangelistic (I'm not paid to advertise for them) of any brand but because in my recent experience they're quick, reliable and just good. Their tech very often leads apple these days, not that that's important.

My gripe with my most current samsung though is serious and it would probably stop me buying another in the future. They've dipped a toe in the apple world of sealing up the phone, apparently for the benefit if those few clowns who drop them in the bog etc. The result is its very difficult to renew the battery, which is something I've done a lot over the years rather than buy a new phone. I guess they're hoping to drum up interest in flogging new devices as the battery tires, or get trade for repair centres. Cynical. But then businesses don't get big by being fair and honest - which is why I tend to swerve them normally.


Yes, I get that Android is preferred by those with tech skills. I'll never be in that camp.
I buy my phones, rather than contract, so I tend to keep them 4-5 years or until there's real benefit in changing. Can't see me needing to change this iphone 8 for a couple more years at least.
When the time comes to change I'll weigh up the options.
 
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